The ‘Little Brain’ Enabling the Software-Defined Vehicle
CENTRAL VEHICLE CONTROLLER BRIDGES THE DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL WORLDS
The CVC can be a power and body controller, propulsion and chassis controller, data network router, gateway, firewall, zone master and data storage hub all rolled into one — or it can perform a mix of some of those functions. It is a key piece of the architecture that translates software code into physical action, from bits and bytes into mobility itself.
The Central Hub
CVC ABSTRACTS HARDWARE TO ENABLE HIGHER-LEVEL FUNCTIONS
The CVC handles the details of communicating signals with hundreds of components in the vehicle and then can help abstract those functions as services to software applications. It allows developers to spend less time worrying about how to handle communications within a vehicle and more time creating features that add real value for consumers.
CVC Earns Automotive News PACE Award
A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF APTIV’S SVA™
The CVC is an important step in the evolution of zonal architectures, which are being embraced by a growing number of OEMs. The CVC acts as a master of zone controllers, coordinating actions throughout the vehicle. In 2022, the CVC’s innovations were honored in Aptiv’s 25th PACE Award.
Central Vehicle Controller Portfolio
Aptiv offers scalable and modular platform designs with best-in-class computing performance.
Features/ Capability
Description
DMIPS
Up to 30k for applications and 5k for real-time operations
Flash Memory
eMMC up to 256GB
or SSD up to 2TB
or SSD up to 2TB
RAM
Up to 4GB
Communications
Up to 27 CAN and 14 LIN
10 Gigabit Ethernet and PCIe
10 Gigabit Ethernet and PCIe
ISO26262
Up to ASIL-D
Expanding Through Consolidation
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CVC
Leader of the band. Zone controller master. Body controller. Gateway to the outside world. Meet the central vehicle controller, or CVC.
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